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Many of us are familiar with Alfresco as an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform and its robust content management capabilities. And they’re no newbies in the world of Gartner Magic Quadrants as it’s been positioned as a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant for ECM for the past five consecutive years.

According to Gartner, “EFSS refers to a range of on-premises or cloud-based capabilities that enable individuals to synchronize and share documents, photos, videos and files across multiple devices, such as smartphones, tablets and PCs.” Gartner adds that, “Security and collaboration support are critical capabilities of EFSS to address enterprise priorities.”

Fueled by a differentiated hybrid model and open-source DNA, Alfresco Software serves a customer base that requires enterprise-grade content management that works across cloud, mobile, hybrid and on-premise environments.

“EFSS are basic features that any modern ECM system must have,” said Doug Dennerline, Alfresco CEO. “We believe that Alfresco’s vision to offer customers a unique, hybrid approach with built-in file synchronization and sharing capabilities has been validated here. More importantly, our customers appreciate our open architecture and have the flexibility to customize their solutions to their unique business need.”

In the report, Gartner also predicts: “By 2017, part of the enterprise file synchronization and sharing (EFSS) market will be absorbed into adjacent markets (e.g., collaboration and content management).”

“As Gartner indicates in the report, the shelf life of EFSS as a stand-alone product is short lived. File sync and share is moving to be just another feature within larger enterprise applications,” added Dennerline. “Besides, in our experience, the more highly valued the content, the more likely a customer is to use the Alfresco solution.”